The Charleston Artist Guild Gallery is excited to present DUET, a collection of works by featured artists Faye Sullivan and Susanne Frenzel. As Gallery Co-Directors, they also decided to be Co-Featured Artists in December. Faye’s collection of oil paintings reflect the beauty of the Lowcountry’s coast. Susanne’s paintings are abstract using several techniques and media. The exhibit will run from December 1 through December 31, 2021 with an opening reception on Friday, December 3rd from 5-8PM.

Faye Sullivan is a former art instructor and graduate of the University of East Carolina with a B.A. and Master’s Degree in Art. Faye moved to the Lowcountry from Massachusetts fifteen years ago and was inspired by the beauty that surrounded her and decided her focus as an artist should be seascapes and marsh scenes. Water seemed all important in both themes, therefore she chose to make water her main concentration. Faye states, “Water is the ultimate chameleon - water reflects the clouds, time of day, wind, sky, and all the many things which surround it. It is this reflective quality which is very helpful in repeating colors to unify the scene”. Faye’s goal is to create beauty through soft edges and hopefully set a mood of peacefulness and solitude. She believes it is this softness that makes her work easily recognizable.

Susanne Frenzel (Suzel) was born in Germany and received a B.A./ M.A. from the University of Dortmund and a M.A. from the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany. She worked, lived and traveled through Europe until she moved to the United States in 1990. Living in different parts of the world has significantly influenced Susanne’s work. One of Susanne’s passions is experimenting with various techniques, media, and multiple textures. Emotions and imagination merge into striking creations, while generating connections and memories for the viewer.  Her award-winning art has been shown nationally and internationally and been juried into local, state and international shows. Susanne is also a juried-in member of NAWA, the National Association of Women Artists.  Besides creating art, she worked for 10 years as a German Professor at The Citadel, The Military College of SC.

Please join us for the opening reception, which is open to the public, on Friday, December 3rd, 2021, at the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery from 5-8 pm. To learn more about the artists, please visit their websites at We would like to add Faye's and my website to the write up www.fayesullivanart.com and www.susannefrenzel.com The gallery, located at 160 East Bay Street, is open daily from 11- 5pm. Sales made at the gallery support the nonprofit Charleston Artist Guild’s community outreach work.

“Almost There” by Sullivan Faye

“Emerging” by Susanne Frenzel